Mistenkelig hendelse - Venezuela - Curt Lewis

Incident: Estelar B733 near Puerto Ayacucho on Mar 18th 2020, cabin pressure problems or low on fuel

An Estelar Boeing 737-300, registration YV642T performing flight ES-8568 from Buenos Aires,BA (Argentina) to Caracas (Venezuela) with 118 people on board, had been enroute at FL330 when the aircraft diverted to Puerto Ayacucho (Venezuela), located about 280nm south of Caracas, for a safe landing, although without authorization. Military and Aviation Authorities surrounded the aircraft and kept the passengers on board until decisions were reached on how to proceed regarding precautions because of the Corona Pandemic. Due to the Corona Pandemic Veezuela had stopped all traffic into and out of the country. However, three re-patriating flights had been authorized to operate into Caracas to take stranded Venezuelans home, amongst them the ES-8568 flight, a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul and a Laser flight from the Dominican Republic. The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Puerto Ayacucho due to problems with the cabin pressure. The airline is consulting with Venezuela's Civil Aviation Authority INAC to get a flight from Puerto Ayacucho to Caracas organised. Passengers reported however, the aircraft needed to divert due to being low on fuel (editorial note: Distance Buenos Aires-Caracas 2730nm, official range 2,255nm with 126 passengers on board, previous rotations to Buenos Aires had been flown by Estelar's A340-300 operated by HiFly Malta).